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Tracking water for human activities: From the ivory tower to the ground 追踪人类活动用水:从象牙塔到地面

IF 2.2 3区经济学

Water Resources and Economics Pub Date : 2021-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wre.2021.100190

Maite M. Aldaya , Diego Sesma-Martín , Mar Rubio-Varas

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引用次数: 5

Not your typical rate structure change: Heterogeneous water demand responses 不是典型的费率结构变化:不同的用水需求反应

IF 2.2 3区经济学

Water Resources and Economics Pub Date : 2021-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wre.2021.100183

B. Stitzel , C.L. Rogers

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引用次数: 2

COVID-19 and handwashing: Implications for water use in Sub-Saharan Africa COVID-19与洗手:对撒哈拉以南非洲用水的影响

IF 2.2 3区经济学

Water Resources and Economics Pub Date : 2021-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wre.2021.100189

Franklin Amuakwa-Mensah , Rebecca Afua Klege , Philip Kofi Adom , Gunnar Köhlin

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引用次数: 12

The impact of water conservation regulations on mining firms: A stochastic control approach 水资源保护条例对矿业公司的影响:随机控制方法

IF 2.2 3区经济学

Water Resources and Economics Pub Date : 2021-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wre.2021.100185

Yichun Huang , Margaret Insley

引用次数: 0

Spatial analysis of water quality and income in Europe 欧洲水质与收入的空间分析

IF 2.2 3区经济学

Water Resources and Economics Pub Date : 2021-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wre.2021.100182

Erik Brockwell , Katarina Elofsson , George Marbuah , Sandra Nordmark

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引用次数: 5

Dynamic water pricing and the risk adjusted user cost (RAUC) 动态水价与风险调整用户成本(RAUC)

IF 2.2 3区经济学

Water Resources and Economics Pub Date : 2021-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wre.2021.100181

Long Chu, R. Quentin Grafton

引用次数: 2

Saving water at Cape Town schools by using smart metering and behavioral change 通过使用智能计量和行为改变来节约开普敦学校的用水

IF 2.2 3区经济学

Water Resources and Economics Pub Date : 2021-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wre.2020.100175

Martine Visser , M.J. Booysen , Johanna M. Brühl , Kenneth J. Berger

引用次数: 5

The Cape Town drought: A study of the combined effectiveness of measures implemented to prevent “Day Zero” 开普敦旱灾:预防“归零日”的综合措施有效性研究

IF 2.2 3区经济学

Water Resources and Economics Pub Date : 2021-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wre.2021.100177

Johanna Brühl , Martine Visser

引用次数: 13

The interconnection between water quality level and health status: An analysis of Escherichia Coli contamination and drinking water from Nepal 水质水平与健康状况之间的相互关系:尼泊尔饮用水中大肠杆菌污染的分析

IF 2.2 3区经济学

Water Resources and Economics Pub Date : 2021-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wre.2021.100179

Mohammad Mashiur Rahman , Samrat B. Kunwar , Alok K. Bohara

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引用次数: 3

Non-market values of water sensitive urban designs: A case study on rain gardens 水敏感型城市设计的非市场价值:以雨水花园为例

IF 2.2 3区经济学

Water Resources and Economics Pub Date : 2021-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wre.2021.100178

Md Sayed Iftekhar , Fan Zhang , Maksym Polyakov , James Fogarty , Michael Burton

引用次数: 9